Common Grammatical Problems

These lessons will help you spot and correct specific grammatical problems. Several of the lessons require you to understand concepts explained in the "Building Blocks" section. If you are unfamiliar with these concepts, you should study the "Review" lessons first.

• Sentence Fragments
  • Review Phrase vs. Clause
  • Review Dependent vs. Independent Clauses

• Subject-Verb Disagreement

• Pronoun-Antecedent Disagreement

• Fused Sentences
  • Review Dependent vs. Independent Clauses
  • Review Joining Clauses by Coordination
  • Review Joining Clauses by Subordination
  • Review Semicolons

• Flawed Parallelism

• Passive Voice

• Apostrophes
  • Apostrophes and Contractions
  • Apostrophes and Possession
    

• Stilted, Choppy Sentences
  • Review Joining Clauses by Coordination
  • Review Joining Clauses by Subordination
  • Review Joining Clauses with Semicolons
  • Review Joining Clauses with Colons and Dashes